Creation Grounds

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast

Know who casts what and measure your way to your bookings with Auditiontrackers.com

________

Robby Ramos Imdb

IG: Instagram

Miami born Cuban American Robby Ramos is an actor of stage, TV/film.

He was working on FX's Snowfall before the pandemic hit, is a new father and just recently booked a recurring/series regular role on Starz's upcoming wrestling show "Heels." In this episode Robby talks about his journey from sleeping on an air mattress in a basement in NYC to Heels on Starz.

________

Some Questions I Ask:

When did you decide to be an actor? (2:55)

Any hobbies? (5:55)

What was the journey like from Miami to NY? (7:25)

On sleeping on air mattress in NYC. (9:41)

Album that never gets old to you? (11:55)

Most challenging thing you've gone through in your career so far and biggest lesson you have learned? (12:25)

Favorite wrestler (15:44)

Premise of Starz "Heels" (17:15)

Experience of booking "Heels" on Starz? (18:09)

On building his character "Diego 'Cottonmouth' (26:07)

Biggest thing you learned on set? (30:18)

When you think of the word creative who comes to mind for you and why? (32:53)

How can people connect with you? (34:12)

____________

You can follow Arron at:

Website: ArronLloyd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/

Facebook: Arron Lloyd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316

TikTok:Arronslloyd

Youtube: Arron Lloyd

This is NYC merch -

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast

Know who casts what and measure your way to your bookings with Auditiontrackers.com

________

Natalie Roy Imdb

IG: Instagram

Website/Coaching: Natalie Roy

Community: Let's Play: C.R.E.A.T.E Podcast

Podcast: Apple

Match Commercial: 2020

Canadian born Natalie is an actress, author and spiritual teacher. She's performed and taught all over the world on stage and screen and has appeared on Blindspot, The Affair, Law and Order: SVU, The Detour, Power, The Following, Being Erica, Murdoch Mysteries and in two films directed by award-winning director Sidney Furie. She authored her first book: "30 Years, 30 Lessons" several years ago and has since collaborated on The "I'mPossible Project" and the upcoming CREATE Book: “Let's Play!” She's also a 500 hour certified Yoga Teacher and a meditation teacher specializing in Visualization technique, positive psychology for actors, the Yoga Sutras and taking ancient Eastern philosophy and practices and playing them into the audition room and onto set. Natalie brings together the practices and techniques of meditation, mindfulness and “learned optimism” with the artistic process. She Co-Founded C.R.E.A.T.E with her best friend Kristin Hanggi and created the acting technique The Activated Actor.

Natalie was most recently seen as Olivia Wright on CBS's Bull and was widely seen (with over a billion impressions) as "2020" in the viral Match commercial produced and written by Ryan Reynolds.

________

Some Questions I Ask:

Where were you born? (2:04)

Why the arts and where did that interst come from? (2:27)

Spotify playlist (5:21)

What was the big mindset breakthrough for you? (6:30)

Advice and tips for when handling doubt (11:56)

Practical tips for improving self taping for auditions (14:23)

What book has impacted you the most? (17:33)

On her viral "Match" commercial (20:17)

Favorite moments during that experience? (24:33)

On what she learned from her experience (27:31)

How can people enlist your services for self taping, mindset and coaching? (30:00)

When you think of the word creative who comes to mind for you and why? (31:58)

How can people connect with you? (32:57)

____________

You can follow Arron at:

Website: ArronLloyd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/

Facebook: Arron Lloyd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316

TikTok:Arronslloyd

Youtube: Arron Lloyd

This is NYC merch -

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast

Know who casts what and measure your way to your bookings with Auditiontrackers.com

________

Linkedin: Linkedin

Website: Split Knuckle Theatre

Massachussetts born Greg Webster joins me for the 51st episode of The Creation Grounds. In this episode Greg discusses how he got into movement and the body and how it helps actors. The difference between a human doing and human being, Jacques Lecoq and his pedagogy, Wim Hof and breathing, nutrition and health, can actors have success and not live in the major markets? Tips for actors based from his decades of experience in the industry, victim vs fighter mindset and much more.

Greg serves as the Artistic Director of Split Knuckle Theater Company and is also one of the company's founding members. Greg has worked as a performer, teacher, and choreographer from Broadway to the West End and has worked extensively in regional theaters throughout the United States as well as internationally. He is Professor of Movement Theater at the professional actor training program at University of Connecticut and is responsible for teaching the pedagogy of the French theater master Jacques Lecoq. He is also the resident movement coach and fight Choreographer for the Connecticut Repertory Theater. Previous to his appointment at UCONN, he was an instructor at the London International School of Performing Arts, of which he was also a graduate. He holds a B.A. in theater from Columbia College of Chicago and an M.F.A. in acting from the University of Missouri Kansas City. Among Greg's other interests, he is an accomplished Martial artist, Authentic Pilates instructor, Gyrotonic ® teacher and Personal trainer. He holds a black belt in Aikido and is a former Golden Gloves boxer.

________

Some Questions I Ask:

Where were you born? (2:09)

Why movement as a focus for you? (2:45)

On early career in NYC and waiting tables (6:37)

On personal training and exploration of different movement systems (7:40)

On a challenging period in NYC & defining open call in NYC that shifted things for him (10:03)

On Jacques Lecoq, who he is and his style of work (12:04)

On origins of creating his own work (14:21)

On the business part of show business (20:52)

On markets to build a career other than NY and LA (24:30)

On Breath work and Wim Hof (25:33)

On nutrition (32:17)

On Martial Arts, Aikido,Intuition & In depth nutrition (38:46)

How actors can train their bodies if they are working 40 hours a week? (53:00)

On branding and importance of selling yourself (1:00:00)

Unwavering belief in talent despite adversity (1:04:46)

On protecting your energy and dream (1:12:00)

When you think of the word creative who comes to mind for you and why? (1:13:50)

How do people connect with you? (1:20:20)

____________

You can follow Arron at:

Website: ArronLloyd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/

Facebook: Arron Lloyd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316

TikTok:Arronslloyd

Youtube: Arron Lloyd

This is NYC merch -

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast

Know who casts what and measure your way to your bookings with Auditiontrackers.com

________

Woodie King Jr. Imdb

IG: Instagram

Website: New Federal Theatre

Alabama born Woodie King Jr. is an award winning theater director, producer, writer and all around multi-hyphenate. Earlier this year we lost Douglas Turner Ward who founded the historic and internationally known Negro Ensemble Company. (The Negro Ensembe Company has a whole wall dedicated to it's impact and legacy in the African American Mueseum in Washington D.C). In this episode Woodie discusses and honors Doug's legacy and impact. He shares stories about Doug and also shares about how New Federal was founded. He discusses some challenges that black theatre faces and what some potential solutions are.

In 1970, King founded the New Federal Theatre and the National Black Touring Circuit in New York City, where he remained as producing director throughout his career. King produced shows both on and off Broadway, and directed performances across the country in venues such as the New York Shakespeare Festival; the Cleveland Playhouse; Center Stage of Baltimore; and the Pittsburgh Public Theatre. King's work earned him numerous nominations and awards over the years, including a 1988 NAACP Image Award for his direction of Checkmates, and 1993 Audelco Awards for Best Director and Best Play for his production of Robert Johnson: Trick The Devil; he also received an Obie Award for Sustained Achievement. King was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Wayne State University, and a doctorate of fine arts from the College of Wooster.

In addition to his directing and producing of theater, King wrote extensively about the theater industry; he contributed to numerous magazines, such as Black World, Variety, and The Tulane Drama Review, as well as authoring a number of books.

________

Some Questions I Ask:

What was the moment you decided you wanted to build a life in the arts? (2:04)

What questions in interviews do you wish people would ask you that they never do? (3:50)

First time meeting Douglas Turner Ward? (5:40)

Why is Douglas Turner Ward such an important figure in American history? (6:10)

What is your favorite moment with Douglas Turner Ward? (7:22)

What's your earliest memory of Negro Ensemble Company? (8:06)

Advice to artists about to graduate and enter real world, professional world (9:00)

Why have companies like NEC and New Federal been around for as long as they have? (10:00)

Most important lesson you've learned from Douglas Turner Ward? (10:46)

If Doug was creating and sustaining a theatre company in the modern technology age what would he be doing? (12:06)

What are some of the biggest challenges of black theatre today and what are some potential solutions? (12:45)

What show of performance had you completely riveted or is most memorable? (13:30)

When you think of the word creative who comes to mind for you and why? (14:06)

Advice for this generation of actors? (14:58)

How can people connect? (16:30)

____________

You can follow Arron at:

Website: ArronLloyd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/

Facebook: Arron Lloyd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316

TikTok:Arronslloyd

Youtube: Arron Lloyd

This is NYC merch -

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast

Know who casts what and measure your way to your bookings with Auditiontrackers.com

________

Nambi E Kelley Imdb

IG: Instagram

Website: Nambi

Chicago native actress, poet, writer/playwright Nambi E Kelley joins me for the 49th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss her writing and rewriting process, how does she keep rewrites fresh and inspired when she has hard deadlines, advice to artists about to graduate, overcoming writers block and more.

Nambi is currently working on an exciting project that is in talks to potentially be Broadway bound. She served as a writer for season 3 of Showtime's "The Chi" and Her adaptation of Richard Wright's "Native Son" (Sam French, Concord Theatricals) premiered in New York, produced by The Acting Company at The Duke on 42nd Street, July 2019. The world premiere of Native Son was presented to critical acclaim at Court Theatre, and received nominations for 5 Jeff Awards including best adaptation and production of the year, and was the highest grossing production in Court Theatre's 65 year history.

Nambi has performed across the country including at the Goodman and Steppenwolf Theatre, and has been seen in numerous TV spots including: Elementary, Person of Interest, Madam Secretary, Chicago PD, Chicago Justice and has toured internationally.

In this episode Nambi references Daniel. For listeners who aren't familiar she is referring to Daniel Carlton.

________

Some Questions I Ask:

If any author or playwright could pen your life who would it be who would it be? (2:05)

What sparked interest in performance and the arts? What's your earliest memory of that? (4:03)

What's your research process like for creating a role or script? (6:53)

When faced with writer's block what do you do to overcome it? (8:05)

What play, role, or script has given you most joy to write or perform? (9:53)

How does her writing inform her acting & vice versa if at all (14:11)

Advice to artists about to graduate and enter real world, professional world (16:41)

What is your rewriting process like? (19:20)

When you think of the word creative who comes to mind for you and why? (26:40)

Where can people connect with you? (29:29)

____________

You can follow Arron at:

Website: ArronLloyd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/

Facebook: Arron Lloyd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316

TikTok:Arronslloyd

Youtube: Arron Lloyd

This is NYC merch -

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast

For a list of NYC, LA and Southeast casting directors, the shows they cast as of 5/11/20 & their assistants, associates and a way to track your auditions and workshops with them check out The Audition/Workshop Tracker!

________

Ronnetta Renay Imdb

IG: Instagram

Website: Ronnetta

Twitter: Tweet

Walking Dead Twitch: Twitch

Baltimore native Ronnetta Renay joins me for the 48th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss Baltimore, her interest in creating characters, why villians appeal to her, her latest booking, and AMC's The Walking Dead.

Ronnetta can currently be seen as Host of AMC's The Walking Dead's Twitch channel.

________

Some Questions I Ask:

On her interest in acting? (1:35)

Biggest challenge in her career and what she's learned from it. (3:58)

What is something that she loves that other people think is wierd? (6:13)

What she learned from her marketing background that helps her in her acting career. (8:39)

Earliest memory of a character she created? (11:45)

If anybody could play a biopic of her life who would it be? (15:07)

What do you love most about sketch comedy? (17:37)

3 practical things an actor can do to uplevel marketing? (18:35)

What character has given you the most joy to create and why? (24:09)

What advice would you give a smart driven student about to enter real world? What advice would you have them ignore? (26:10)

What book have you gifted the most in the past year? (28:48)

On her latest gig with AMC's The Walking Dead (29:50)

On her latest booking (34:34)

When you think of the word creative who comes to mind and why? (36:48)

Where can people connect with you? (38:32)

____________

You can follow Arron at:

Website: ArronLloyd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/

Facebook: Arron Lloyd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316

TikTok:Arronslloyd

Youtube: Arron Lloyd

This is NYC merch -

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast

For a list of NYC, LA and Southeast casting directors, the shows they cast as of 5/11/20 & their assistants, associates and a way to track your auditions and workshops with them check out The Audition/Workshop Tracker!

________

Moses Ingram Imdb

IG: Instagram

Baltimore native and Yale Drama School Grad Moses Ingram joins me for the 47th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss Baltimore, what's on her spotfiy playlist, her advice to women of color in the entertainment industry, Queens Gambit, the creation of her character Jolene and her upcoming project playing Lady Macduff alongside Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Corey Hawkins & more in the upcoming Shakespeare film "Macbeth" directed by Joel Coen.

Moses can currently be seen playing Beth's best friend in Netflix's Queens Gambit.

________

Some Questions I Ask:

On her interest in acting? (2:05)

What inspires you? (3:09)

On music she is listening to (3:58)

Whats the last play, movie, tv show that moved you? (5:00)

On Baltimore and how it's shaped her (6:05)

On graduation from Yale and how she felt (8:30)

On challenges and differences between the classroom and first time being on set (9:40)

On her audition process for "Queen's Gambit" (11:03)

What were some of the challenges and triumphs of being on set (12:00)

On creating the character "Jolene" in "Queen's Gambit" (14:10)

Favorite chess board piece? (15:43)

What book have you gifted the most in the past year? (16:15)

Best $100 you've spent (17:04)

What advice would you give women of color in the entertainment industry? (17:58)

What do you believe today that you didn't believe 5 years ago? (20:00)

On her upcoming project "Macbeth" slated for release 2021 (21:45)

Most valuable thing she's learned from her co-stars (22:58)

What she desires to do next? (25:03)

When you think of the word creative who comes to mind and why? (26:03)

Where can people connect with you? (27:08)

____________

You can follow Arron at:

Website: ArronLloyd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/

Facebook: Arron Lloyd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316

TikTok:Arronslloyd

Youtube: Arron Lloyd

This is NYC merch -

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast

For a list of NYC, LA and Southeast casting directors, the shows they cast as of 5/11/20 & their assistants, associates and a way to track your auditions and workshops with them check out The Audition/Workshop Tracker!

________

SMU and Uconn Actor/Director/Acting Teacher Dale Rose joins me for the 46th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss the craft of acting, how actors can improve during the pandemic, major influences in his life and more.

________

Some Questions I Ask:

Where he was born and his childhood (2:02)

What drew him to the arts? (2:27)

Who is Stanislavski and why is he important? (7:08)

What play or role has impacted your life the most and why? (10:56)

What book has shaped his life the most (13:20)

On teaching acting (16:08)

Bad teaching advice he's heard (18:15)

How can actor improve craft while not actively in rehearsals, on movie set or TV set? (20:58)

What do you believe today that you didn't 5 years ago? (23:51)

Tell me about a moment that at the time felt like a failure but actually turned out to be a success (25:40)

Last play or movie that moved you? (28:20)

What book have you gifted the most in the past year (29:35)

On his collection that made an art gallery (30:54)

When you think of the word creative who is the first to come to mind and why? (33:33)

How can people connect? (35:00)

____________

You can follow Arron at:

Website: ArronLloyd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/

Facebook: Arron Lloyd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316

TikTok:Arronslloyd

Youtube: Arron Lloyd

This is NYC merch -

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast

For a list of NYC, LA and Southeast casting directors, the shows they cast as of 5/11/20 & their assistants, associates and a way to track your auditions and workshops with them check out The Audition/Workshop Tracker!

________

IG: @KhalidRivera

Youtube: Channel

Website: Connect

Khalid Rivera joins me for the 45th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss his early Broadway success with Julie Taymor, his music and understanding entertainment contracts.

________

Some Questions I Ask:

On being a native New Yorker? (1:38)

Earliest memory of performing? (2:16)

When he decided he wanted to make a career in the arts (2:47)

On early Broadway success and working with Julie Taymor? (3:16)

Favorite on stage memory? (4:45)

Music and Acting what he finds more fulfilling and why (6:27)

On songwriting process (7:03)

On Entertainment contracts (8:18)

3 tips for creatives about contracts (8:40)

Advice for actors signing agent contracts (12:40)

Real life example of when being savvy with contracts benefitted his career (13:38)

What inspires you? (14:45)

Best $100 dollars you've ever spent (16:09)

Projects currently working in/on. (16:43)

What are you looking forward to most in life right now? (18:50)

When you think of the word creative who is the first to come to mind and why? (20:21)

How can people contact you? (21:17)

____________

You can follow Arron at:

Website: ArronLloyd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/

Facebook: Arron Lloyd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316

TikTok:Arronslloyd

Youtube: Arron Lloyd

This is NYC merch -

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast

For a list of NYC, LA and Southeast casting directors, the shows they cast as of 5/11/20 & their assistants, associates and a way to track your auditions and workshops with them check out The Audition/Workshop Tracker!

________

Emana Rachelle Imdb:

IG: Instagram

Youtube: Channel

Website: Emana

Twitter: Tweet

ATL native Emana Rachelle joins me for the 44th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss her big booking on HBO's Insecure and her experience on set with Issa Rae and Kyla Pratt, how she manifested it, dream boards and comedy.

Emana's work includes - Film/Television: 30 Rock, numerous national commercials, Theatre: Clybourne Park (Francine/Lena), Ruined (Sophie), International tours in South Africa and Holland. She received her MFA from West Virginia University (WVU) where she was W.E.B. DuBois Graduate Fellow. She holds additional training from the British American Drama Academy (BADA) and a BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. In 2009, she co-founded the theatre company PULSE: Art to Life focused on producing original work and communal story preservation. Emana Rachelle freelances as a stand-up comedian and host.

________

Some Questions I Ask:

Tell me about the day you discovered you were funny? (1:55)

First experience doing standup? (3:55)

On Drama and Comedy (6:00)

On manifestation and her booking of Insecure? (7:25)

How to build a vision board (13:00)

Challenges in between setting goal and the manifestation (15:22)

Being on set of Insecure (21:15)

Lessons she'll carry with her for the rest of her career from this on set experience (27:47)

What is next for you? (30:55)

What book have you gifted the most in the past year? (33:00)

Top shows she is watching right now? (35:27)

When you think of the word "creative" who comes to mind for you and why? (37:24)

How can people connect with you? (38:16)

____________

You can follow Arron at:

Website: ArronLloyd.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/

Facebook: Arron Lloyd

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316

TikTok:Arronslloyd

Youtube: Arron Lloyd

This is NYC merch -